Name: Ville Kalervo Sava Date: 25.5.2021 PRO GRADU THESIS Manufacturing The Meiji Era Portrayal of The Meiji Restoration in Kagoshima Museums and Heritage Sites e!ter "or East Asia! St$%ie# &a'$lty o" So'ial Scie!ce# U!iversity o" T$rku The ori+i!alit( o" t*is t*esis *as ,ee! '*ecke% i! accor%a!'e -it* t*e U!iversity o" T$r)$ .$alit( a##$ra!ce system $si!+ t*e T$r!iti! Ori+i!alit( *eck #ervice. UNIVERSITY OF TURKU e!ter "or Ea#t A#ia! St$%ie#0Fa'$lt( o" So'ial S'ie!'e# SAVA, VI22E KALERVO: 3a!$"a't$ri!+ T*e 3ei4i Era: Portra(al o" The 3ei4i Re#toratio! i! Ka+o#*ima 3$#e$m# a!% Herita+e Site#. Pro Gra%$ The#i#1 125 5. Ea#t A#ia! St$%ie# 3a( 2021 The 5a##i!+ o" t*e 150t* a!!iver#ary o" t*e 3ei4i Re#toratio! -a# 'ommemorate% i! vario$# 5art# o" 6a5a! i! 20171 'a$#i!+ a! $5#$r+e i! %i#'$##io!# re+ardi!+ t*i# *i#tori'al eve!t. Thi# -a# e#5e'iall( vi#i,le i! Ka+o#*ima t*at -a# *ome to ma!( o" t*e lea%ers o" t*e 3ei4i Re#toratio!. Promoti!+ it#el" a# “The Home o" t*e 3ei4i Re#toratio!91 it *o5e% to 'a5itali:e o! t*i# a!!iversary ,( %ra-i!+ i! vi#itors to it# *i#tori'al #ite# a!% m$#e$m# relate% to t*e 3ei4i Re#toratio! a!% t*e #$rro$!%i!+ eve!t#. Thi# -ork;# o,4e'tive i# to "i!% o$t a!% %i#'$## -*at )i!% o" 5ortra(al t-o o" t*e mo#t 5o5$lar *i#tory m$#e$m# i! Ka+o#*ima1 t*e 3$#e$m o" t*e 3ei4i Re#toratio! a!% Sh<)o Sh=#ei)a! 3$#e$m1 o""er o" t*e#e eve!t# t*ro$+* t*eir te>t$al a!% a$%io?vi#$al material#1 a!% 'om5are t*em to ot*er !arrative# o! t*e#e eve!t# a!% #$rro$!%i!+ i##$e# a# 5re#e!te% ,( vario$# #o$rce# ,ot* -it*i! a!% -it*o$t 6a5a!. The #ele'tio! o" t*e#e 'om5arative #o$rce# i!'l$%e# #5ee'*e# a!% %i#'$##io!# ,( 6a5a!e#e +over!me!t o""i'ial#1 a'a%emi'al -ork# "rom ,ot* 6a5a! a!% t*e @e#t i! a%%itio! to !e-#5a5er arti'le#. Thi# -ork al#o i!ve#ti+ate# motivatio!# t*at %rive Ka+o#*ima to 5romote t*e#e #ite# a!% rei!"orce it# 'o!!e'tio! to t*e %evelo5me!t# #$rro$!%i!+ t*e 3ei4i Re#toratio!. For t*i# 5$rpo#e1 %o'$me!t# 5la!# "rom vario$# %e5artme!t# o" Ka+o#*ima it( *a# ,ee! $tili:e% a# -ell. As t*i# -or) -ill #*o-1 t*e !arrative o" t*e t-o m$#e$m# i# rat*er 'o!#ervative1 a!% it i# ,a#e% o! t*e tra%itio!al !arrative# o" t*e Great 3a! Theory o" Hi#tory1 a##i+!i!+ #i+!i"i'a!t im5orta!'e to t*e lea%ers t*at ro#e "rom Ka+o#*ima i! t*e eve!t# o" t*e 3ei4i Re#toratio!. 3$#e$m# $tili:e t*i# a!% ot*er eleme!t# to ,$il% $5 !atio!al a!% lo'al 5ri%e. It i# a !arrative t*at i# m$t$all( ,e!e"i'ial to t*e %omi!a!t 2i,eral Demo'rati' Part( a!% Ka+o#*ima it#el". It le+itimi:e# 5ree>i#ti!+ i!#tit$tio!# a!% 5o-er #tru't$re# 5romote% ,( t*e 2i,eral Demo'rati' Part(1 a!% elevate# Ka+o#*ima to a lo'atio! o" !atio!al releva!'e1 -*ile it a!% it# m$#e$m# remai! "i!a!'iall( %e5e!%e!t o! "$!%i!+ "rom t*e 'e!tral +overnme!t. Ke(-ord#: 6a5a!1 3ei4i Re#toratio!1 Ka+o#*ima1 *i#tory1 m$#e$m1 !arrative1 5ortra(al Table of Contents 1. ntroduction 1 !. Methods and Key Conce"ts 2 2.1. Prese!tatio! o" Data 2 2.2. 3$se$ms as I!stit$tio!# 5 2.A. Re#ear'*i!+ 3$se$m# B 2.C. I%e!tit( 12 2.5. Historio+ra5*( 1C #. $arrati%es of The Meiji Restoration 17 A.1. Da')+ro$!% to t*e 3ei4i Restoratio! 17 A.2. Da)$mat#$ Perio% a!% T*e 3ei4i Restoratio! 2C A.A. Sat#$ma Re,ellio! A5 A.C. 3ei4i ommemoratio! i! Post-ar Ja5a! CC &. Meiji Restoration in Kagoshima Museums 5E C.1. T*e Great 3e! T*eor( i! Ka+o#*ima 3$se$m# 5F C.2. Ka+o#*ima a# t*e Pio!eer o" Ja5a!ese 3o%er!izatio! FA C.A. o!str$cti!+ Ka+o#*ima;# I%e!tit( B0 '. Conclusions 111 (ist of References 115 1. ntroduction @it* t*e 150t* a!!iversary o" t*e Mei4i Restoratio! o" 17E7 i! 20171 t*ere -a# a! $5#$rge o" 'ommemorative eve!t#1 5rese!tatio!# a!% -orks ,ei!+ release% all acro## 6a5a! relate% to t*e Mei4i Restoratio!. Ho-ever1 t*ere -ere a "e- 5lace# t*at -ere a# ea+er to -elcome it t*a! t*e 5re"ect$re a!% cit( o" Ka+o#*ima. 2ocate% i! t*e #o$t*ern ti5 o" Ky=#*= isla!%1 Ka+o#*ima ,oast# itsel" a# Ishin no Furusato, Home o" t*e Mei4i Restoratio!. Accordi!+l(1 Ka+o#*ima *a# ,ee! vi+oro$sl( 5romoti!+ "i+$re# like Sai+< Takamori a!% G)$,o To#*imi'*i1 -*o emer+e% "rom Ka+o#*ima %$ri!+ t*e Mei4i Restoratio! to ,ecome it# lea%i!+ "i+$re#1 a# -ell a# 5romoti!+ earl( i!%$strial e>5erime!t# t*at -ere committe% t*ere to #oli%i"( it# claim a# t*e Home o" t*e Mei4i Restoratio!1 e#5ecially t*ro$+* its mu#e$ms. &ollo-i!+ t*ese eve!t# a!% 5ro'ee%i!+# a# a! o$tsi%e o,server i! 20171 o!e co$l% !ot *el5 ,$t ,e i!tri+$e% ,( some "$!%ame!tal .$estio!# o! t*i# matter. Ho- e>actl( are t*e Mei4i Restoratio! a!% t*e #$rro$!%i!+ eve!t# a!% %evelo5me!t# 5ortraye% i! Ka+o#*ima;# muse$msH Ho- %o t*e( compare to ot*er !arrative# o! t*ese eve!t#1 ,ot* -it*i! a!% -it*o$t Ja5a!H @*at co$l% motivate a!% %rive Ka+o#*ima to 5romote it# co!!ectio! to 3ei4i Restoratio! t*is t*oro$+*l(H T*ese are t*e .$estio!s t*at "orm t*e core o" t*is -ork. Mei4i Restoratio! i# co!si%ere% o!e o" t*e ke( eve!t# i! Ja5a!e#e *istory1 a!% a# -ill ,e #*o-! i! t*ro$+*o$t t*i# -ork, eve! a"ter 150 years, it# !at$re i# still ,ei!+ %i#'$sse% a,o$t a!% it i# still $#e% to 5romote co!tem5orary 5olitical +oal# i! Ja5a!. T*ere"ore1 it i# more t*a! -arra!te% to %i#'$## a,o$t it amo!+ researchers o" East Asia a!% Ja5a! to%ay as -ell. &o'$# o" t*i# -ork -ill ,e o! t*e m$se$ms o" Ka+o#*ima1 #5eci"icall( 3$se$m o" t*e Mei4i Restoratio! a!% UNES O @orl% Herita+e Site o" Sh<ko Sh=sei)a!. As m$se$ms are o!e o" t*e met*o%# t*at ca! ,e $se% to 'o!ve( a!% co!struct *istory1 t*e( are -ort*y a o,4ect o" i!.$iry1 e#5ecially as t*ere *a# ,ee! !o researc* i! E!+li#* la!+$a+e o" t*ese 5arti'$lar muse$ms i! .$estio!. 1 In regards to Japanese names, this work will be following the Japanese convention of writing the surname first and forename last. 1 2. Methods and Key Concepts I! t*i# '*a5ter I #*all e>5lai! t*e met*o%# $#e% i! t*i# -ork a!% t*eoretical "rame-orks a!% co!ce5tio!# it i# ,a#e% $5o!. Si!'e t*e "o'$# i# o! t*e !arrative# 5re#e!te% ,( 3$se$m o" t*e Mei4i Restoratio! a!% t*e Sh<ko Sh=sei)a! muse$ms o! ma4or *istori'al eve!t#1 it i# vital to e>5lai! t*e !at$re o" m$se$ms a# i!stit$tio!# a!% t*e role t*e( serve i! #ociet(. It i# like-ise importa!t to e>5lai! *o- I co!%$cte% my "iel%-ork i! t*e #ai% muse$ms #o t*at t*e rea%ers ca! ,etter $!%ersta!% *o- I arrive% at t*ese 'o!cl$sio!#1 a!% t*at t*e( ma( eve! test t*e#e re#$lt# i" t*e( ever *ea% to Ka+o#*ima t*emselves. T*at i# o" 'o$rse 5re#$mi!+ t*at t*e m$se$ms a!% t*eir e>*i,it# remai! largel( $!'*a!+e% "rom t*e -a( t*e( -ere i! March o" 20201 -*i'* i# -*e! t*e "iel%-ork t*at t*e#e i!ter5retatio!# are ,ase% o! -a# co!%$cte%.